Author Archives: Health

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ What Just Happened To The ACA And What Happens Now? A Special Bonus Edition

Federal District Judge Reed O’Connor again thrust the Affordable Care Act into uncertainty with his ruling Friday that eliminating the tax penalty for not having insurance renders the entire law unconstitutional. The panelists for this special bonus episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” are Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie… Read More »

Intermittent Fasting No Better Than Other Calorie Restriction Diets

Scientists have concluded that intermittent fasting, also referred to as the 5:2 diet or the 16:8 diet, does help with weight loss, but it’s no better than conventional calorie restriction diets for losing weight. An example of an intermittent fasting diet is feasting for 8 hours and then fasting for 16 hours. Some intermittent fasting… Read More »

The Difference Between A Migraine And A Headache – Migraine vs. Headache – Women's Health

Headaches are the most common form of pain, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Pretty much every person has experienced a headache at some point in their life, and at least half of all adults have had a headache in the past year, per stats from the World Health Organization. Migraines, on the… Read More »

Miss Universe 2018 Winner Catriona Gray From Philippines Wore a ‘Mayon’ Gown Created by Mak Tumang for the Beauty Pageant at Bangkok, Thailand

Catriona Gray wore Mak Tumang’s creations. (Photo Credit: Instagram/ metromagph and lofficielthailand) The 24-year-old Miss Philippines Catriona Gray won the 2018 Miss Universe crown on Sunday at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani in Thailand, and the runners-up were Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green and Miss Venezuela Isabella Rodriguez. Last year’s winner Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters officially crowned the… Read More »